La Paulée de New York 2013

This year, I decided, it would be different. I would strategically plan and order the first handful of producers, ensuring I hit all producers I didn't want to miss, so that I wasn't faced with that horrible frustration of arriving late to a producer only to find one pathetic entry-level wine remaining alone like a tiny, pathetic tower of sadness over a filthy tablecloth with a shrugging producer behind it.

So I tried to order them from wispy reds to bulkier more potent ones, and decided I'd forestall the acid teeth and gums attack that is good Chablis 'til the end.

I also decided to be square on time this time, and to take occasional food doodle breaks, to help my head and palate stay aligned. I must've eaten 10 different amazing Michelin star whatever doodles, and it really helped. In a delicious way.

The Sensodyne regimen started today, and I'm coping well. Jane is passing out on the couch, "I am unwell...mistakes were made", but it was so worth it, because:

2010 is an awe-inspiring vintage, and this was truly exhilarating. I really would bet this'll be the greatest lineup I'll see for some time. Whereas typically, you leave one of these things with two or so "holy shit I have to get that" bottles, in this case, it's just all so damned gorgeous, I've almost no idea where to start.

I'm here at home now, sniffing the two leftover Paulée glasses which each contain half mL residuals of our last wines (Liger-Belair Echezeaux; Duband Charmes Chambertin), and I'm sense remembering how bright, upright, floral and energetic the wines are. It's really there. The vast majority of the reds are almost unswervingly bright, floral, with a fresh, red fruit jam, a slathering of minerality, and some juicy, bitter crab apple acid to finish neatly and bring freshness to the jammy red fruit. Oh, and the whites are electric, mineral monsters that outshine the 08s by a mile to my palate.

So here was my "wispy to brawny" game plan order: Chandon de Briailles, Comtes Lafon, Georges Roumier, Hudelot Noellat, Liger-Belair (my obsession, the biggest excitement of the Paulée for me), Fourrier, Dujac.

I'd "mistasted" the Chandon de Briailles last Paulée--couldn't sense them they were so wispy. Very glad I started with them, and I wasn't the only one that thought to start here. "Good place to start!" Funny, and I guess a hint of egotistical douchebaggery how I and the gentleman aside me were on some level congratulating ourselves for starting here.

Haven't tasted too much Roumier prior to the Paulée, I'd imagined Chambolle lace; more heavy fruit than I'd've imagined.

I wish I'd've gone: Chandon de Briailles, Lafarge, Hudelot Noellat, Comtes Lafon, Georges Roumier, Liger-Belair (my obsession, the biggest excitement of the Paulée for me), Fourrier, Dujac...

Here we are: forgive the repetitive descriptors, but that's just how it goes in these blitzkrieg rapid tastings.

• 2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Petit Chablis - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
  Wow, seashells at your service, great for village / Petit Chablis level. (90 pts.)
• 2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
  Lovely if a bit dilute to my palate at this point? Elegant, obviously with time it will concentrate and become a thing of even greater elegance.
• 2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
  Nose is a gorgeous clean mineral; so seashell, spring water coolness, brilliant acid. Just gorgeous. (92 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
  Nose is a very pretty clean mineral. Palate attack is in the Pinot Blanc/Alsace peanutty white tip, nice seashell on the accumulative finish.
• 2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
  Similar to the Vaillons, but a bit prettier and a step up.
• 2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Valmur - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
  An unsurprising bound up from Vaudesir, this is getting elegant a touch here...
• 2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
  Max 50% oak; of that, max 5% new oak, typical regimen for their Grand Cru. This was really nice. At first I feared it would be too oaky (the 2011 tasted recently was quite masked). But: nah. This was really nice, and I'd love to drink it again. Gaining in concentration in an elegant way vs previous bottles.
• 2010 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
  Ahhh....an oaked, but balanced wine...this is what I come to Lamy for. Just lovely energy and balance in 2010. Fresh corn, acid, and wood spice from the oak, with enough mineral stuffing to keep it intriguing. (90 pts.)
• 2010 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chateniere Blanc Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
  Similar lovely balance between oak, minerality, and acid, but this shows a fair amount more minerality than the Frionnes. Great. (92 pts.)
• 2010 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
  Owww the oak is cranked up way too loud on this just now, but the finish leaves great cleansing acid and fruit in tow, so I bet with a couple years this'll be magic.
• 2010 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Verzé
  Hey! Big surprise here! Very pretty, fresh corn Chard aromas, great acid in balance with the weight and extract, nice! (90 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
  One of the most impressive whites I had from the whole Paulée. Just gorgeous with a clean cotton mineral nose, and a sweet applesauce finish. (93 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
  Just as ravishing as the magical Puligny, but with slightly greater acid. Pretty ridiculously delicious. I still marvel at the Puligny villages for its proximity to this level of delicious. (93 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
  Very pretty and in line with the Puligny, Puligny 1er Clavoillon, but with notably less raging acid. Still ravishing.
• 2010 Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Were these served too warm? Jane and I thought so. This wine felt tightly closed to me: there was a great acid, but very hard to coax aromas out of it.
• 2010 Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Charmes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Beautiful nose -- a subtle acid that's nevertheless slightly tangible on the nose behind a sheath of saline and chalky minerals. Palate brings the promised acid, beautiful leesy mineral odor in glass residuals. Lovely.
• 2010 Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Similar subtle acid and mineral nose to the Charmes, but with greater intensity; this sports a more noticeable oak at this point, but is nevertheless in a balanced position. Great.
• 2010 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault Les Tillets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
  WOW big Jobard mineral and slight reductive sweetness; this had a bit of asphalt in an intriguing way--something that drives me wild in Meursault so long as it's not overstated. A big yes. (92 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault En La Barre - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
  Holy cats this has such a pretty, clean, mineral nose! I'm hooked. Delicious, with its oak in a holding pattern. One of the biggie whites of the Paulée for me. (93 pts.)
• 2010 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Delicious, and nothing sticks out.
• 2010 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Charmes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Saline then acid, wooooow. Very impressive wine.
• 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
  Ooh, impressive nose with a big cherry jam but some skunky earth as well. The palate follows through with these flavors and is lovely.
• 2010 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Viré-Clessé - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Viré-Clessé
  This may be the first Héritiers de Comte Lafon white I've respected this much. Nose is very pretty; however, the palate surprisingly juts out towards a strange, green, jalapeno, Sauv Blanc like place. A wild expression of terroir I'd wager. Too bad it includes green things I'm not the biggest fan of. The nose is greater than the palate to my sense.
• 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
  I tasted the Monopole, not certain if that's the exact same wine. Big oak, but tasty and great acid, heavy viscosity but in balance. What a wine.
• 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Far cooler and more laid back nose than the Clos de la Barre Monopole, very pretty.
• 2010 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
  Wanted to check in on this wine I have a firm grip on to see how well calibrated my senses were after so many different wines and foods. GAAAH the mineral nose is so expansive! I am madly taken with this wine. Limestone and apples? Obviously one of my favorites of the Paulée.
• 2010 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
  Nose seems leesy almost? Residuals? Palate is so very mineral, pretty. Astringent a bit on the finish, lots of bright red fruit and acid for days. It is a great wine that will age brilliantly I'd guess.
• 2010 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
  Hmm, this was one of a few wines that smelled a bit of dirty wood. Palate had a lovely wave of cherry fruit, and it opens up quite nice vs the initial aroma suggests. Still a "buy" despite the initial aroma.
• 2010 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
  Nose is very subtle with rose and leather. Palate is quite "winey": that is to say that painfully generic red taste. Bit of heat on the finish. To me, this wine was just "okay".
• 2010 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru
  Nose: WOW here comes some amazing bright red fruit. Here we go. Palate: wow; sappy cherry, classy; YES. This is the magic that CdB can hit.
• 2010 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Bressandes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
  80% whole cluster. Meaty/duck confit? Very nice but tight, built to age. Pretty roses at end.
• 2010 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
  Exquisite mineral and clean cotton laundry nose, a godly applesauce on the palate. A very impressive wine.
• 2010 Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
  Am I trippin? Okay, no: Jane and I both got bacon on the nose somehow. Palate has a strict acid, slight oak traces, and bright apple finish. Feels cranky like it needs time, but the Lafarge wines are often insisting on being drunk later.
• 2010 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
  Nose gives up something akin to rubber sneakers and some old wood; palate continues through with some wood, but chewy cherry fruit in tow. Dammit, I should've tasted these wines way earlier.
• 2010 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
  Yowza here's a wine. Nose is subtle with alluring fruit, palate is all acid, slight cool cherry and a lot of mineral. This is fantastic.
• 2010 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
  Nose gives up some similar rubber and old oak aromas as the Mitans, but on the palate, the wine is somehow calmer yet slightly brawnier and more masculine.
• 2010 Remoissenet Père et Fils Saint-Romain Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Romain
  Well thank GOODNESS Rovani was there pouring to prevent Jane from rinsing her red residual glass with the inescapable horrors of fluoridated, chlorinated water. This wine bore testament to its oak, but had great acid. To be honest it reminded me of the 2010 Gras St Romain but in slightly less packed with intrigue and elegance. Rovani explained this was harvested 3 weeks later, and that this had a different eastern exposure. All in all, a nice wine if I'm to be fair.
• 2010 Remoissenet Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
  Okay. Pretty, I guess. More or less par for the course for 2010.
• 2010 Remoissenet Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  This is nice, but a touch vinyl and a bit of heat (13.5%; vs 13% on the less burny villages).
• 2010 Remoissenet Père et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Blagny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  This is nice; the oak and acid are in balance.
• 2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  Will be great! Palate is heavy, with some heat that needs to integrate, sweetness, jam, tannins and all in all quite rough now, but clearly will be great.
• 2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  Nose is far cooler and more laid back than the Bousselots. I'm inferring this is a far cooler parcel. This is much nicer, delicious with great acid and a sweet compactness.
• 2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  All other Chevillon NSGs tried were cooler than the Bousselots. This was equally cool as the Roncières; the jammy delicious fruit was overwhelmed by the raging acid. Will probably age to past my death.
• 2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  An alluring, cool, and slightly restrained nose with pretty dark fruit is supported by a great acid. Very good now!
• 2010 Domaine de L'Arlot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
  Sweet fruit, spice, tire, all in a light package — yum. Nice, almost wispy with a tannic acid finish. Oh what a vintage.
• 2010 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  Here was a fascinating wine. Nose had an intriguing green herbal component, undefinable element...cantaloupe? The whole cluster activity pours through here in a great way. Skunky orange marmalade? A bit of reduction. Palate is very light and minerally. Just lovely. As opposed to the rest of the Arlot terroir, this is mostly marl.
• 2010 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  "Pinot Gouges". This is a very pretty wine, but it's not for me. That peanutty Alsace minerality. Nice all the same.
• 2010 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St. Georges - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  Very alluring cherry jam with brilliant acid. On the finish, I suspected this was growing in clay--it had that concentration--and was told it did indeed. I gave myself a gold star. Delicious stuff.
• 2010 David Duband Charmes-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
  Nose is an alluring heavy, sweet skunky earth. My sorta wine. Palate has a lot of interference (for now): heat, vinyl, but with great fruit in tow. Probably will be fantastic once the front end can calm down.
• 2010 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée La Colombiere - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
  Vosne spice! Or was that guy next to me wearing sandalwood? Nope, it's in the glass. Nose is packed with jam but has a great cut. Still, the sweetness is palpable on the nose. Palate offers delicious skunky fruit.
• 2010 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
  Showing less spice vs the Colombière at this point? This is more lithe. Similar sweetness on nose with acid on finish, the residuals in this glass had an amazing character of masculine sweat. It was an extreme saline minerality and a beefy, oniony earthiness. Wow.
• 2010 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
  Nose of incense a touch, red jam. Palate has some slight sulfurous reduction, pretty roses on finish.
• 2010 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
  Roses, tar, cherries galore. Couldn't spit it out. Winner.
• 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
  Wow, very impressive. Nose is oh so bright, slight dark plum. Palate follows through on those aromas, finishes with a delicious crab apple puckering acidity underneath a delicious fruity jam. A must.
• 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
  Sweet, earthy, subtle somehow with a sweetness. Finish is very compact concentrated Pinot Noir in clay to me. Very impressive.
• 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
  Nose is holy cow level pretty. Palate has a heavy jam with a pronounced viscosity, but the acid renders it round with a tannic finish. Very impressive.
• 2010 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
  Closed? Midpalate clipped? This did not unveil itself to me in my brief flirt. Acid bite on finish.
• 2010 Domaine d'Eugénie Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
  Big fruit, drying finish. Big jam. But very good. (Notes are getting sparse at this point).
• 2010 Domaine d'Eugénie Clos Vougeot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
  Nose is super alluring jam, palate is much cooler, very nice. A bit of the big drying fruit from the VR Brûlées. But this is far more alluring.
• 2010 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
  Wispy pure red fruit with slight sulphurous reduction. Nose has cherry cough syrup and vinyl a touch too at this point; palate bears a bit of the sour sulphur but the fresh, light acid cherry fruit finish shows you where it's headed and this'll be fantastic with time.
• 2010 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
  Similar bright red fruit to the VR villages; but this has a heavier asphalt earthy character and an even tastier jam. Very, very good.
• 2010 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos Vougeot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
  Nose has a heavy sulfur reduction, palate is tannic with slightly masculine dark fruit jam alongside a fresh crab apple acid finish. Will probably be bonkers delicious.
• 2010 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Romanée St. Vivant - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
  Nose is also showing sulphur a touch, this wine also shows an alluring asphalt and skunky earthiness. This is nice and lithe. At this point, however, I much prefer the Suchots.
• 2010 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
  Nose is what I'm gathering is typical for the house: big fruity, almost bubblegum red cherry fruit. Palate has a slight cherry cough syrup going on, but as per usual, this finishes cool and clean, and is oh so drinkable.
• 2010 Domaine Fourrier Morey St. Denis Clos Solon Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
  Oh boy. I much prefer this to the GC. More forest floor, no bubblegum cherry fruit. Cooler spring water, light cherry, tiniest bit of tannin and heat. Almost my favorite at the table.
• 2010 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  Easily the greatest wine at the Fourrier table. Predictably cooler than the MSD, palate is all spice--nutmeg and crab apples. Damn.
• 2010 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  Slightly less alluring than the Combe aux Moines at this point, but similar in many ways. Still an outstanding wine.
• 2010 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
  A super alluring skunky, cherry jam. Very cool and approachable. Like a round, compacted jam. Palate is a tiny bit thin, but then that's part of the elegance of the accumulative finish.
• 2010 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
  Quite similar to the straight C-M, but, just as it should be, a big "wow" and a step up with even more of all the elements in the same places. Very impressive.
• 2010 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos de La Bussière - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
  Biting mineral, lightweight but aggressive at this point. Will need time.
• 2010 Christophe Roumier Ruchottes-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
  Nose and palate attest to big, heavy, dark fruit, far more masculine than other wines tasted at the Roumier table, palate has a slight bitter tannic bite on the finish. Will be amazing I'd wager with 10yrs.
• 2010 Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
  Nose has big awesome dark jam. Palate, however, really falls short, and is straight up generic "winey". Closed. I'll pass on this for now.
• 2010 Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
  More heavy tannin than the C-M, some heat, however this also goes generic red wine a bit as did the C-M. Not too alluring in my brief contact.
• 2010 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  Here, finally, is a more noble wine. Biting tannin and minerality, but very, very nice....this needs a while to be less cranky but is a definite buy.
• 2010 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
  Nose is tight but alluring, pretty and detailed lacy cherry fruit. Palate shows its tannins and acid, but is very good with an earthy asphalt. Great stuff.
• 2010 Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
  Hmm, I think I'd had the non-Ostrea cuvée at the Polaner tasting, and it was divine; this Ostrea cuvée is extremely mineral but feels tightly closed to me?
• 2010 Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  Wow, delicious lean, acid, bright mineral core, such a pretty wine.
• 2010 Domaine Trapet Latricières-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
  Okay there's no way I'm spitting this out. Super pretty, sweet nose. Palate is uber-mineral, still tons of fruit....wow. Drooling here.
• 2010 Domaine Trapet Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
  A lot of the wow of the Latricères, but this comes across as a bit leaner and more reserved (which surprises me for a Chambertin). Masculine spices in the finish that speak more of Chambertin. Leather a touch. Just a bit skunky, like I like 'em. Delicious. But not so much as the Latricières on this day.
• 2010 Domaine François Mikulski Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
  Jane liked it; I didn't. Nose came across as almost carbonic Gamay--so intensely fruity. So light. Palate is thin and fruity; pretty good. Maybe it just needs a couple years.